after christmas

So we survived it, the Christmas hooo-hah. I rather thought I was doing alright until Dec.24th, then it all just washed over me. How did you do, my son?

what a week!

I hosted a free market where everything was .......wait for it............free! But let me tell you, it was exhausting, so I was glad that the next one was half a year away. The community I work for wants another one right away though so now I am up to my eyeballs in planning a coat drive. Yikes! Also next week I am going to a new type of anti-bullying seminar. I don't think the term anti-bullying is corrct though. Actually I try not to be anti-anything, I prefer to be pro-thinking. As Mother Theresa said, "Do not invite me to an anti-war rally, I will not come. Invite me to a Peace rally and I will come." It was quite a shift in my thinking, I can tell you; having to give up negative thinking and bitching about what I was thinking. I am much better for the effort though and it was well worth it. Love,
Mama
p.s. Read any good books lately? I read one called "the Castle" by Franz Kafka. Very dreamlike in the writing- you can't help but feel like it is one of your own, you know, running but never getting anywhere......trying desperately to get someone's attention, etc.

YES I AM STILL ALIVE

yes i am still alive,joseph. hope you are not upset with me. i have been very busy and even though i know you are a top priority, somehow this blog gets left behind. is it because i am afraid of your response? too timid to make the first move? irregardless of why - i am going to try to give updates more frequently.
so- for thanksgiving it was just your sister ari and i, and to be honest it was a little lean. the holiday season has always been hard for me but i am trying to fake it til i make it. even though i carry you in my heart every day it seems a little heavier during this time when i am lonely for you.
you can reach your sister annika at "sugarbear" on myspace. be ready, she is proud of her pothead status!
i am currently employed at a wellness center on the hung-a-lel-ti reservation. i really like my job,joseph; i teach a lifeskills cooking class, fiber arts, and advocate for people as a peer mentor. joseph i get paid for doing good deeds and thinking of ideas that promote wellness. as an example: recently i hosted a free market where everything was free!
still learning how to transfer photos to a website,promise to learn soon! have a great day, and remember you are loved
p.s. have you made a new best friend since you moved away?